diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/mvsdio.c b/drivers/mmc/host/mvsdio.c
index 210247b3d11a..4c70829cffd7 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/mvsdio.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/mvsdio.c
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ static void mvsd_request(struct mmc_host *mmc, struct mmc_request *mrq)
 	struct mmc_command *cmd = mrq->cmd;
 	u32 cmdreg = 0, xfer = 0, intr = 0;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	unsigned int timeout;
 
 	BUG_ON(host->mrq != NULL);
 	host->mrq = mrq;
@@ -234,7 +235,8 @@ static void mvsd_request(struct mmc_host *mmc, struct mmc_request *mrq)
 	mvsd_write(MVSD_NOR_INTR_EN, host->intr_en);
 	mvsd_write(MVSD_ERR_INTR_EN, 0xffff);
 
-	mod_timer(&host->timer, jiffies + 5 * HZ);
+	timeout = cmd->busy_timeout ? cmd->busy_timeout : 5000;
+	mod_timer(&host->timer, jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(timeout));
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&host->lock, flags);
 }